Meditation for Beginners

Do you ever wish you could just turn off your thoughts? I believe I would save myself so much stress if I could steer my mind away from responsibilities, worries, problems with people and hypothetical situations.

I'm thinking about learning how to meditate. Although I'm often annoyed and frustrated by the constant stream of ideas flowing through my head, I feel like I'm too busy to really sit down and try to control it or do anything about it. That, or I have my headphones in and I'm distracted by the noise.

Here is a very informative article from US News and World Report about the types and benefits of meditation. (More)

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